Welcome to Access Utah. The new book "Pig Tales: An Omnivore's Quest for Sustainable Meat" will make you think twice about eating bacon. Author Barry Estabrook investigates the pork industry from the big factory farms to the small heritage pig farms, where pigs are raised on pastures instead of slaughterhouses. He reveals the intelligence of pigs through stories about pigs using computers and he writes about their emotional side as well.
Sheri Quinn talks to Estabrook today on the program about the investigation into pig farming. Then on "Science Questions" a feature story from member station KUOW, in Seattle, presents a tale about the first tree on the moon.